diff --git a/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout b/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
index fec633d..34cb73a 100755
--- a/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
+++ b/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ fi
 
 #echo $SGIT fetch ${MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME} -p 1>&2 
 if $dorepoupdate; then
+    loginfo "git submodule sync"
+    logdebug "$(git submodule sync 2>&1)"
     loginfo "fetch repo${dosubmodupdate:+ and submodules}"
-    #$SGIT fetch ${dosubmodupdate:+--recurse-submodules} ${MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME} -p  2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { logwarning fetch failed; gitupdateend; exit 1; }
     $SGIT fetch ${dosubmodupdate:+--recurse-submodules} ${MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME} -p  2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { logwarning fetch failed; gitupdateend; exit 1; }
     if ${dosubmodupdate:-false}; then 
         lastupdatesubmodules
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ if $dorepoupdate; then
 EOF
         $SGIT checkout ${PRE}${PRE:+/}${MSC_GIT_BRANCH} 1>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}" 2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { gitupdateend; exit 2; }
         $SGIT merge FETCH_HEAD 1>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}" 2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { gitupdateend; exit 3; }
+        if  ${dosubmodupdate:+false}; then
+            $SGIT submodule update --init --recursive
+        fi
         touch $MSC_GIT_UPD_REPO_STATFILE
     else
         logwarning -n "    Lokale Änderungen festgestellt:"